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California Supreme Court Prohibits the Collection of ZIP Codes
The collection of ZIP codes by retailers may now be prohibited following the recent California Supreme Court decision in Pineda vs. William Sonoma, __ Cal. 4th__ (February 10, 2011). Writing…
Dental Hygienist Wins Large Jury Verdict in Disability Insurance Lawsuit
In 1996, Plaintiff Laura Kieffer developed carpal tunnel syndrome and severe cervical pain which forced her to stop working as a dental hygienist. Thereafter, Kieffer started receiving disability payments under…
Nurses’ Association Study Shows That California Insurers Denied 26 Percent of All Health Insurance Claims in 2010
Despite more attention focused on the nation’s largest health insurance companies with their recent requests for large premium increases and with all of the talk about national healthcare reform, California’s…
Dave Jones Reveals the Priorities for His Tenure as California’s Insurance Commissioner
California’s new Insurance Commissioner, Dave Jones, identified his priorities at his inauguration on January 3. He plans to accomplish his objectives by making the California Department of Insurance “the strongest…
California’s Office of Administrative Law Approves Homeowners Underinsurance Regulations
Because of fairly recent California wild fires and California’s history of rising property values (at least this was the case a few years ago), many California homeowners have found themselves…
California’s Largest Health Insurers are Fined by California Department of Managed Health Care for Inadequate Claims Practices
In today’s Los Angeles Times Business Section, Duke Helfand writes about an 18-month investigation by the California Department of Managed Health Care into the payment practices of Aetna Inc.,…
Commissioner Poizner Releases Results of His Second Preferred Provider Organization Quality of Care Report Card (And it is Not Good)
Last week, Commissioner Poizner released the results of his second Preferred Provider Organization (“PPO”) quality of care report card. The results are not good news for consumers, and show that…
McKennon Law Group PC Client Awarded $543,612.62 in Damages in Investment Loss Case – the First of its Kind in Hundreds of Pending Medical Capital Cases
In what appears to be the first FINRA arbitration award of its kind in the pending Medical Capital cases, McKennon│Schindler LLP client Eric Anderson was awarded $543,612.62 in damages (the…
Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes AB 1868 That Would Have Banned Discretionary Clauses in Group Insurance Policies
Today Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 1868 that would have banned discretionary clauses in group insurance policies. This is a disappointment to consumer groups but not to insurers who rely on…
Disability Policy Discretionary Clauses Come Under Congressional Attack
Policyholder/Employee groups who have group disability insurance coverage through their employers and who find themselves operating in the byzantine world of ERISA have long criticized discretionary clauses contained in such…
